2013 International Championship

The 2013 International Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 October and 3 November 2013 at the Chengdu Eastern Music Park in Chengdu, China. It was the fifth ranking event of the 2013/2014 season.[1]

2013 International Championship
Tournament information
Dates27 October – 3 November 2013 (2013-10-27 – 2013-11-03)
VenueChengdu Eastern Music Park
CityChengdu
CountryChina
OrganisationWorld Snooker
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£625,000
Winner's share£125,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (143)
 Mark Davis (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up Marco Fu (HKG)
Score10–9
2012
2014

Judd Trump was the defending champion,[2][3] but he lost 5–6 against Alan McManus in the last 64.

Ding Junhui won his ninth ranking title by defeating Marco Fu 10–9 in the final. Ding became the first player to win three consecutive ranking titles since Stephen Hendry in 1993.[4] This was also the third consecutive all-Asian ranking final, after Ding defeating Xiao Guodong at the Shanghai Masters and Aditya Mehta at the Indian Open.[5]

Prize fund edit

The total prize money of the event was raised to £625,000 from the previous year's £600,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]

Wildcard round edit

These matches were played in Chengdu on 27 October 2013.[7][8][9][10][11]

MatchScore
WC1  Alan McManus (SCO)6–5  Zhou Yuelong (CHN)
WC2  Jimmy White (ENG)6–4  Yuan Sijun (CHN)
WC3  Steve Davis (ENG)1–6  Zhao Xintong (CHN)
WC4  Kyren Wilson (ENG)6–1  Lin Shuai (CHN)

Main draw edit

[8][9][10][11]

Last 64
Best of 11 frames
Last 32
Best of 11 frames
Last 16
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
                  
Judd Trump5
Alan McManus6
Alan McManus4
Ryan Day6
Mike Dunn4
Ryan Day6
Ryan Day6
Fergal O'Brien3
Ben Woollaston4
Fergal O'Brien6
Fergal O'Brien6
Rod Lawler4
Rod Lawler6
Aditya Mehta3
Ryan Day1
Joe Perry6
Mark Allen6
Tian Pengfei1
Mark Allen6
Dave Harold4
Dave Harold6
Pankaj Advani4
Mark Allen4
Joe Perry6
Joe Perry6
Jamie Jones5
Joe Perry6
David Gilbert3
David Gilbert6
Shaun Murphy4
Joe Perry8
Marco Fu9
Barry Hawkins6
Jimmy White2
Barry Hawkins1
Zhao Xintong6
Zhao Xintong6
Craig Steadman2
Zhao Xintong2
Marco Fu6
Xiao Guodong6
Alfie Burden2
Xiao Guodong4
Marco Fu6
Adam Duffy2
Marco Fu6
Marco Fu6
Mark Selby5
Stuart Binghamw/o
Robin Hullw/d
Stuart Bingham6
Martin Gould4
Matthew Selt3
Martin Gould6
Stuart Bingham1
Mark Selby6
Mark King3
Peter Lines6
Peter Lines4
Mark Selby6
Jamie Burnett0
Mark Selby6
Marco Fu9
Ding Junhui10
Neil Robertson6
Alex Davies4
Neil Robertson6
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh6
Zhang Anda1
Neil Robertson5
Peter Ebdon6
Peter Ebdon6
Jack Lisowski2
Peter Ebdon6
Mark Joyce5
Mark Joycew/o
Ali Carterw/d
Peter Ebdon3
Ding Junhui6
John Higgins6
Joe Swail2
John Higgins2
Matthew Stevens6
Rory McLeod4
Matthew Stevens6
Matthew Stevens1
Ding Junhui6
Gary Wilson5
James Wattana6
James Wattana3
Ding Junhui6
Cao Yupeng5
Ding Junhui6
Ding Junhui9
Graeme Dott7
Stephen Maguire3
Kyren Wilson6
Kyren Wilson1
Graeme Dott6
Michael White4
Graeme Dott6
Graeme Dott6
Kurt Maflin5
Mark Williams6
Paul Davison2
Mark Williams2
Kurt Maflin6
Kurt Maflin6
Robert Milkins2
Graeme Dott6
Liang Wenbo3
Mark Davis6
Oliver Brown4
Mark Davis6
Stuart Carrington3
Michael Leslie4
Stuart Carrington6
Mark Davis1
Liang Wenbo6
Li Yan3
Liang Wenbo6
Liang Wenbo6
Ronnie O'Sullivan4
Anthony McGill2
Ronnie O'Sullivan6

Final edit

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Zheng Weili.[12]
Chengdu Eastern Music Park, Chengdu, China, 3 November 2013.[11][13]
Marco Fu
 Hong Kong
9–10Ding Junhui
 China
Afternoon: 61–52, 128–0 (128), 4–133 (108), 62–12, 4–92 (92), 0–138 (138), 2–127 (127), 0–126 (126), 93–22
Evening: 0–108 (108), 65–20, 105–0 (105), 76–6 (71), 0–95 (65), 105–9 (81), 8–60, 71–47, 5–64 (58), 0–99 (91)
128Highest break138
2Century breaks5
450+ breaks9

Qualifying edit

These matches took place on 1 and 2 October 2013 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England.[14][15][16] All matches were best of 11 frames.[17]

Century breaks edit

Qualifying stage centuries edit

[18]

Televised stage centuries edit

[19]

References edit

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  11. ^ a b c "International Championship (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  12. ^ "Zheng To Referee Chengdu Final". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  13. ^ "International Championship: Final – Match 67 – Marco Fu v Ding Junhui". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  14. ^ "2013 International Championship Qualifiers Draw" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  15. ^ "2013 International Championship Qualifiers Results". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  16. ^ "International Championship Qualifiers (2013)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  17. ^ "2013 International Championship Provisional Qualifying Format" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  18. ^ "International Championship qualifiers: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  19. ^ "International Championship: century breaks". worldsnookerdata.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

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